FPCN39 CWLW 161330 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PDT WEDNESDAY 16 OCTOBER 2002 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 16-October-2002 SOUTHERN INTERIOR TODAY TOMORROW 7:00 AM 4:00 PM 4:00 PM VI WND MXG HT VI WND MXG HT VI WND MXG HT KM/H M KM/H M KM/H M FRASER CANYON 21/POOR 17 359 16/POOR 2 869 23/POOR 3 1122 KAMLOOPS 15/POOR 13 430 27/POOR 5 1043 16/POOR 2 1031 OKANAGAN 14/POOR 16 517 28/POOR 5 1187 30/POOR 4 1481 CASTLEGAR 28/POOR 22 661 52/FAIR 10 1459 52/FAIR 10 1456 CRANBROOK 30/POOR 24 1115 49/FAIR 9 1916 55/GOOD 10 2002 REVELSTOKE 16/POOR 15 528 46/FAIR 10 1249 53/FAIR 10 1425 GOLDEN 14/POOR 11 863 54/FAIR 14 1509 49/FAIR 10 1664 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 N 9 N 26 CRANBROOK W 13 NW 37 CENTRAL INTERIOR TODAY TOMORROW 7:00 AM 4:00 PM 4:00 PM VI WND MXG HT VI WND MXG HT VI WND MXG HT KM/H M KM/H M KM/H M QUESNEL 13/POOR 10 613 28/POOR 8 1018 23/POOR 6 981 100 MILE 11/POOR 9 976 13/POOR 1 1598 15/POOR 2 1509 WILLIAMS LAKE 12/POOR 10 997 19/POOR 4 1425 16/POOR 3 1387 PUNTZI MTN 9/POOR 2 943 16/POOR 3 1367 30/POOR 7 1510 PRINCE GEORGE 16/POOR 15 778 20/POOR 8 961 21/POOR 6 1075 BURNS LAKE 19/POOR 13 853 12/POOR 9 775 19/POOR 8 939 SMITHERS 10/POOR 7 559 34/FAIR 12 939 27/POOR 7 1007 MCBRIDE 30/POOR 13 1051 51/FAIR 14 1396 55/GOOD 13 1541 CLEARWATER 12/POOR 9 448 43/FAIR 10 1111 42/FAIR 9 1169 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE W 35 NW 50 SMITHERS W 35 W 57 NORTHERN BC/YUKON TODAY TOMORROW 7:00 AM 4:00 PM 4:00 PM VI WND MXG HT VI WND MXG HT VI WND MXG HT KM/H M KM/H M KM/H M FORT NELSON 17/POOR 15 485 68/GOOD 37 786 47/FAIR 7 1563 FT ST JOHN 23/POOR 27 792 98/GOOD 42 1422 67/GOOD 10 2152 WHITEHORSE 14/POOR 36 728 34/FAIR 35 848 20/POOR 17 829 DAWSON 32/POOR 22 582 17/POOR 32 414 16/POOR 4 674 WATSON LAKE 18/POOR 29 745 73/GOOD 37 1155 17/POOR 11 824 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE SW 69 W 115 WATSON LAKE W 81 W 93 WHITEHORSE W 74 W 89 MAYO W 74 W 63 COAST TODAY TOMORROW 7:00 AM 4:00 PM 4:00 PM VI WND MXG HT VI WND MXG HT VI WND MXG HT KM/H M KM/H M KM/H M VANCOUVER 22/POOR 33 79 14/POOR 11 90 12/POOR 4 148 FRASER VALLEY 39/FAIR 31 256 22/POOR 7 416 17/POOR 4 427 SQUAMISH 32/POOR 25 231 18/POOR 2 874 20/POOR 3 755 SRN VAN ISLD 16/POOR 22 74 16/POOR 11 129 12/POOR 6 110 CNTRL VAN ISLD 12/POOR 20 49 22/POOR 8 333 12/POOR 2 270 NRN VAN ISLD 14/POOR 20 70 10/POOR 6 41 10/POOR 10 40 TERRACE 11/POOR 6 262 13/POOR 2 575 25/POOR 6 714 STEWART 14/POOR 12 81 16/POOR 16 83 13/POOR 12 74 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER E 15 E 15 N 15 SANDSPIT S 11 S 11 SW 13 PORT HARDY 0 0 SW 9 SW 24 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/